I use Xampp because I'm new to all of this also, and it makes setup a breeze. http://www.apachefriends.org/en/ This installs Apache, mysql, php, pearl, ftpzilla, all kinds of stuff, already configured and ready to rock. It doesn't get any easier. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Jesús Fernández Cc: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:05 PM Subject: Re: New to PHP You can always install Apache+PHP on your box to try it whenever you want... -- Esú - http://esu.proyectoanonimo.com http://www.proyectoanonimo.com